About Me
My mom has always been really overprotective, which is a huge understatement. Growing up, she didn’t let me play games or watch anything that promoted rated R (in some cases PG-13, way more so before high school) drug/alcohol use. I couldn’t watch shows like Family Guy, movies like 21 Jump Street, or play games like Grand Theft Auto. She didn’t want me thinking that what those things mainly promote were ok for me to even dabble in during my childhood (or ever in some situations). I knew, and still believe, that she obviously did me a huge favor. However, that led to a ton of shaming (from boys) which made me feel out of place with the teenage world. Often, I’d be in a conversation with friends or acquaintances and once the topic switched to something that I “should’ve” had at least a decent understanding of but didn’t, I got flat out embarrassed. As usual, I played it off as if it hardly bothered me because if I actually showed how embarrassed I was, that would make me look like an ev...